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To: gfactor
and have named Iraq as prime suspect as the source of the deadly spores.

Wasn't it made in iowa?

No, the strain was developed at the University of Iowa in the '50s. Then samples were distributed around the world to then-freindly countries' labs to make anti-toxins and antibiotics as a counter-measure against the threat of Soviet Bio-weapons.

Remember, Saddam had gone on a big buying spree in the late '80s for centrifuges and drying ovens for his labs. The Iraqis had to have kept the culture alive all that while (not hard to do). The FBI was able to trace the strain by DNA to the original markers left by the Ames Iowa lab.

Or so it seems.

37 posted on 10/14/2001 5:45:21 AM PDT by woofer
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To: woofer
the strain was developed at the University of Iowa in the '50s

The correct name of the school where the anthrax was developed is "Iowa State University." The location is Ames, Iowa.

The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa.

The state is clearly divided into Hawkeyes (University of Iowa) and Cyclones (Iowa State) when the teams play against each other. Otherwise, Iowans pretty much cheer for whichever team is playing.

47 posted on 10/14/2001 12:38:31 PM PDT by PLK
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